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Lorraine School (?) circa 1640
Saint James the Pilgrim
Canva…
See original version (French)
37
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Lorraine School (?) circa 1640
Saint James the Pilgrim
Canva…
See original version (French)
Estimate €10,000 - €12,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Lorraine School (?) circa 1640
Saint James the Pilgrim
Canvas
H. 54.5 cm - W. 45.5 cm ET
In the seventeenth century, in the wake of the Catholic Reformation and the development of Baroque art in France, Saint James was often depicted in his two main forms: James the Greater, the apostle of Christ, and Saint Peter, the pilgrim.
Saint James was often depicted in his two main forms: James the Greater, the apostle of Christ, and Saint James the Pilgrim, identifiable as a figure of pilgrimage.
Santiago the Pilgrim, identifiable by his shell, staff and pilgrim's hat. This second iconography
became dominant because it reflected the spirituality of the Pilgrim's Way to Compostela, which was highly valued as an experience of faith and inner conversion.
as an experience of faith and inner conversion.
The Saint was often depicted, notably by Georges de La Tour, around 1620-1640.
composition is reduced to the essentials. Light not only has a plastic function: it becomes a tool
of spiritual revelation. It gently shapes the volumes and isolates the figure in a form of visual silence.
In this context, Saint James is not so much the pilgrim on the move as the pilgrim as a figure of meditation, embodying a spirituality that can be seen as a source of inspiration.
meditation, embodying an interiorised spirituality in tune with certain sensibilities of 17th-century French Catholicism.
of the 17th century.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES - ASIAN ART - JEWELLERY - FURNITURE AND OBJETS D'ART
Auction location
Auction time
06/06/2026 at 2:30 PM
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